A group of men celebrating at the topping out ceremony for the new Berkshire County Council Headquarters

Date:
9 May 1978
Location:
Shire Hall, Shinfield, Shinfield Park, Wokingham
Reference:
JLP01/09/781108
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Laing's South London Region started working on Berkshire's new County HQ at Shinfield Park in early 1976 and completed building work in 1980 with the official opening taking place in April 1982. The man raising a shovel in the air after the last pour of structural concrete is believed to be Councillor Richard Watt, Chairman of Berkshire County Council.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/09 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives 1974-1994; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Late 20th Century Shire Hall, Late 20th Century Local Government Office, Construction, People